Maybe this has been suggested somewhere previously, so I apologize if I am repeating.
Taking 4 RI3D teams + 2 BuildBlitz teams, one could construct a
half-day two-hour tournament. Ten qualifying matches, then alliance selection and a double elimination Final. Even if this is not logistically feasible for the participating teams, I think the design competition should be based on this (or a better?) assumption about tournament structure, not just on the Game and Robot rules.
Math quiz: why ten qualifying matches? Apologies again if this one is too easy.
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